Where Legacy Isn’t Just Built — It’s Shared
In a commercial real estate industry known for high stakes and hard edges, The Mogharebi Group (TMG) has charted a different course. Founded nearly a decade ago by Alex Mogharebi, one of the nation’s most prolific multifamily investment advisors, TMG emerged with a single question: What would the ideal client-first investment advisory firm look like if built from scratch? Free from the legacy issues that weigh down many older firms, TMG was built independently, starting with a clean slate and a clear mission. The answer is a business that prizes collaboration over competition, precision over volume, and legacy over ego.
A Model Focused on Partnership
Unlike traditional brokerage firms, which often reward internal competition and function as little more than listing platforms, TMG operates as a cohesive unit. Advisors work in tandem, sharing a central database of market intelligence, deal history, and client needs. This model not only delivers efficiency and superior outcomes, but it also fosters a healthier, less-stressful work environment—one where turnover is low, collaboration is high, and career success is built on sustainable work-life balance, not burnout. “Most of the industry is built to put the firm first,” says Mogharebi. “We reversed that. At TMG, the client comes first, the advisor second, and the firm third.”
This culture of partnership doesn’t just shape how TMG operates internally; it profoundly reshapes how the firm serves clients. Multifamily real estate—a resilient investment and a longstanding cornerstone of wealth-building strategies—has only gained strength amid inflationary pressures and shifting demographics. With younger renters delaying homeownership and older generations downsizing into rental living, demand for quality housing remains strong across age groups. “Everyone needs a roof over their head. That hasn’t changed since the beginning of civilization,” Mogharebi notes.
After a market pause in 2024, investors returned in 2025 with clarity and confidence, closing the gap between buyers and sellers. TMG’s advisors, embedded in their markets, use real-time, block-by-block insights to get ahead of trends. “We’re not chasing newsletters. We’re ahead of them,” he says.
Serving both institutional and private capital clients, TMG embraces complexity where others specialize narrowly. A tech executive seeking a 30-year portfolio strategy and an institutional fund manager chasing a three-year IRR might have different objectives, but both find common ground in TMG’s tailored advisory model. This approach contrasts sharply with the “blast and hope” practices of many larger brokerage houses, where properties are broadcast widely in hopes of attracting offers. TMG’s method is more surgical, focused on enhancing equity positions and structuring deals that create value for both buyer and seller.
Where Culture & Community Shape a Legacy
At the heart of all this lies a culture rooted in trust, mentorship, and community—a rarity in an industry that often prides itself on relentless competition. “It’s ironic,” Mogharebi reflects, “that commercial real estate firms spend their careers building communities for others, yet so often fail to build healthy communities within their own walls.” TMG is intentionally different. Today, the firm’s average age is just 27. Many advisors were personally recruited and mentored by the founder himself. One young associate, for instance, joined as a 19-year-old intern and closed a $10-million deal by the age of 25.
For Mogharebi, winning has never been solely about money. “It’s about the feeling you get from being a part of something bigger,” he says. “My job is to make sure that collectively, our team does the right thing—because success is shared, not solitary.” Unlike the shark-like brokerage cultures that define much of the CRE world, TMG fosters collaboration, purpose, and collective pride. Its structure removes the backbiting and stress so often associated with brokerage work, producing better outcomes for clients and healthier, more fulfilling careers for its people.
This philosophy traces back to the founder’s own beginnings. Immigrating to the U.S. at 21 with no money, no connections, and limited English, Alex Mogharebi embodies the belief that America allows ordinary people to become extraordinary. His firsthand experience with perseverance and struggle shaped a worldview rooted in loyalty, humility, and putting others first.
For a SoCal-based CRE professional with a $20-billion track record in investment sales, Mogharebi’s proudest moments aren’t centered around the size of the transactions he’s closed. They’re found in the relationships he’s built over the course of his 30-plus-year career. He recalls one meeting with a young client whose late mother had entrusted her with a simple instruction: “Go see Alex.” The plainly dressed woman produced a stack of documents from a brown paper bag clutched in her hands—ownership records for a property called Ocean View. Far from glamorous, the aging, 10-unit building was located in a remote desert town and distressed to the point where tree roots had begun growing through the bathtubs.
Despite his status as one of the region’s top-producing brokers in the market at the time, Mogharebi didn’t hesitate. “I was honored they trusted me with what was essentially their family’s life savings,” he says. “For them, this wasn’t just a building. It was everything.”
That commitment—to putting the relationship first and the transaction second—remains foundational at TMG today. It’s also why the firm’s advisors are selective about the assignments they accept; it’s not unheard of for agents to turn down listings they feel aren’t the right fit. “I won’t take that risk even if I can, because it isn’t about me. It’s about what’s right for the client and what feels right,” the founder explains. “I truly believe that while you can sometimes make a good deal with a bad person, you can never make a bad deal with a good person.”
In all his decades in business, Mogharebi and his firm have never faced litigation—a rare achievement in a high-stakes, high-pressure industry, and a lasting testament to the trust he has earned.
Beyond business, he’s just as committed to giving back, mentoring young professionals, raising foster children, and supporting the communities that gave him a home. It’s a legacy measured not just in transactions closed, but in lives touched—proof that true success is about building communities, creating opportunity, and lifting others along the way.
Building the Future Through Trust and Opportunity
As the market regains momentum in 2025, TMG isn’t simply riding the wave—they’re helping shape the next era of opportunity.
A leader in real estate investment and advisory, TMG specializes in the multifamily property sector throughout the Western U.S. with nationwide reach. The firm has expanded to markets across six states including California, Nevada, New Mexico, Oregon, Utah and Washington, offering an array of services including investment sales, capital markets, advisory services and 1031 Exchanges. In addition to Alex Mogharebi, the senior leadership team of TMG includes Otto Ozen, Executive Vice President, and John Rodiles, National Sales Manager.
“We don’t just respond to the market,” says Mogharebi. “We shape it. We find the opportunities others miss. That’s why our clients trust us—they know we’re not just closing deals; we’re building value that lasts.”
In an industry where reputations are built transaction by transaction, TMG is investing in something deeper: trust, long-term relationships, and a future where doing the right thing isn’t just an advantage—it’s the foundation for lasting success. And as they’ve proven time and again, it’s a strategy that works.
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